December 3, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Luminus Devices Expands Reseller Channel in Japan
with Distributor Marubun Corporation
Billerica, MA―December 3, 2009―Luminus Devices Inc., developer and manufacturer of award-winning PhlatLight® LEDs, today announced a partnership with Marubun Corporation, to distribute its award-winning, large-chip, PhlatLight LEDs to electronics companies in Japan selling projector systems in the home and commercial market.
“Popular PhlatLight LEDs are growing in global demand with electronics companies looking to replace traditional lamp technologies with long-lasting, environmentally-friendly solid-state light sources,” said Keith T.S. Ward, president and CEO, Luminus Devices. “We look forward to working with Marubun in meeting the growing customer demand in Japan for our large-chip PhlatLight LEDs.”
Today, PhlatLight LEDs are the solid-state light source in numerous projection systems from companies, including: Acer, BenQ, Chi Lin, Delta Electronics, LG, Samsung and Toshiba. PhlatLight LEDs provide outstanding brightness from a single large LED, in contrast to arrays of smaller LEDs or traditional lamp technologies on the market today. PhlatLight LEDs are also used in a variety of lighting applications that require high brightness and efficiency, wide color gamut, high color rendering and long lifetimes, such as wide area, entertainment, architectural, specialty, industrial and commercial lighting applications because PhlatLight LED enable high-lumen applications where traditional LEDs are not an option.
“Our long history in Japan and knowledge of the technology products industry is an important attribute when selling PhlatLight LEDs to domestic projector manufacturers,” said Shoji Mizuno, senior vice president, Marubun Corporation. “Marubun has worked closely with Texas Instruments over the years and our understanding of its DLP technology and PhlatLight LEDs will help us sell the combined technologies.”
About Marubun Corporation
Marubun Corporation is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The company sells advanced electronics products in the semiconductor industry and electronic application products from domestic and foreign companies. Marubun distributes products for Texas Instruments, Broadcom, Altera etc. Business cooperation with Arrow Electronics, Inc, Large Semiconductor distributor with global network and established Marubun/Arrow, ASIA, Marubun/Arrow, USA. Provides/realizes service support of global level to
the customers who transfer mass production function to foreign countries.
For more information on Marubun Corporation, please visit: http://www.marubun.co.jp/.
About Luminus Devices
Luminus Devices, Inc. develops and manufactures high performance solid-state light sources – PhlatLight LEDs – for the general illumination-lighting, projection display, and UV curing market segments. Holder of extensive intellectual property and over 150 issued and pending worldwide patents for big chip LED technology, Luminus Devices headquarters is located in Billerica, MA with domestic manufacturing also in Billerica and Woburn, MA, and global manufacturing in Taiwan and Thailand. PhlatLight is a registered trademark of Luminus Devices.
PhlatLight is a registered trademark of Luminus Devices.
Luminus Media Contact:
Bill Keeler or Nicole Slein
Schwartz Communications
Phone: 781-684-0770
luminus@schwartz-pr.com
Marubun Contact:
Shozo Miyazaki
PROMOTION Dept. 1
SALES PROMOTION Div.
Phone: (81)-3-3639-9872
Fax: (81)-3-3639-8156
smiyazak@marubun.co.jp
